IT Level 3 Extended Diploma

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Attendance: Full Time

Course level: 3

Location: City Learning Quarter, Wellington Road Campus

Course code: CP0013

Start dates:

01/09/2025

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Is this course right for me?

Are you interested in games programming, website programming and cybersecurity?

If so, this course will give you the IT knowledge, practical skills and experience you will need for your future career.

You will study the relationship between hardware and software, managing and communicating information and data, the principles of designing and developing digital technologies and processes to support organisations, as well as data modelling and analytics, mobile internet technologies, creative technologies and enterprise for IT.

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Course details

Entry Requirements:

To access this course you are required to have:

Minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths, English and one technical subject such as science, IT, graphics, design & technology, etc OR
Level 2 ICT-related qualification at Merit or Distinction

What will I learn?

During this course you will study the following modules

Year 1

Information technology systems
Creating systems to manage information
Using social media in business
Programming
Data modelling
Mobile apps development
Computer games development

Year 2

Website development
IT project management
Cyber security and incident management
IT technical support and management
IT service delivery
Business process modelling tools

What skills will I gain?

Throughout the course you will gain a range of skills including:

Effective writing skills for websites, programming and reports
Understanding and analysing data models presented in a variety of ways, including databases and spreadsheets
Creative development – eg graphic design, games programming, website design
Understanding of technical text and the language used in the digital world
Learning independently
Researching actively and methodically
Presentation skills using different software
Effective team work
Preparation for assessment methods used in degrees.

What can I do next?

Successful completion of this course will enable you to progress to:

HNC or HND higher education qualification
Undergraduate degree, such as computer science, games development, computing or web page design
Apprenticeship
Employment in the IT industry